protein, protein, water, water, don't touch any simple carbs, and don't go over your calorie limit. Are you weighing your food? If I had it to do all over again I would have weighed everything. I hit a bad stall 3wks out cause I was eyeballing my food-huge mistake!! I was off by at least 30%. if you are weighing and measuring and hitting your water and protein goals, it will pass. Your body just gives in finally when it realizes nothing is going to change. Once I got hooked up with MFP and a scale all stalls have been minor and short lived. sleeved 11-20-13 down 70lbs

My surgeon and Dr. moved me from 600 to 800 calories a day a two weeks ago as I was healing so well. They also told me that said if I didn't get in more calories my body would go into starvation mode and hold on to everything it could which could cause a stall. I have noticed that my clothes are baggier than they were and I feel healthy and in general good health.

I bought a small food scale and measure out 5 - 6 small meals/snacks a day, drink plenty of water, decaf coffee, and make sure I get in my protein and fiber and record everything (good or bad) on this site each evening. Also, remember milk is also considered to be a meal in itself.

I have to purchase a bathroom scale this week in order to see and record my weight levels at the end of each week. I feel I may be entering into a stall as I am so busy putting in applications for Nanny's positions as my current positions comes a little sooner than the family and I thought it would, so it's quite a hectic and emotional week for all of us.

A lot of the individuals I've been in contact with in this group seem to have hit some type of stall at about the 3-week period, which is when we are moving through the stages of the foods we are able to eat.

Just give it a few days and you'll see the pounds start to drop off again. Remember, you have more than likely been on a protein, fiber rich diet pre-surgery, and liquids for at least a couple of weeks after before moving on to pureed. Your body is just becoming used to processing foods that have some substance to it at this point and it's probably a shock.

Water, exercise, protein and weigh all foods. If you stall check your protein and increase your water.

Me too! I have been so careful to weigh everything, measure everything and get my protein and water in, and yet the scale is not moving. I am almost 3 weeks out. I have been walking every day getting more than required steps in and yet nothing.
very frustrating when you consider all that we have done to lose this weight and all the life changes we will be making.

I'm so dreading the infamous 3 week stall. I'm two weeks post tomorrow so I know it's coming but I've been reading a lot about the stall that happens early on so hopefully I won't freak out (too bad)...

Worry not!!! Stalls will come and go as you journey down this path. I have been sleeved for 8 months now. I track my weekly weightloss via an excel spreadsheet I created and I hit a stall six different weeks in the past 8 months. Sometimes you're body is just adjusting to change or you may need to assess what you're consuming or you may have just built more muscle. But you always want to maintain perspective. Despite the occassional stall, my average weekly weight loss is 2.36 pounds...AVERAGE! Stay focused on the big picture and do what was prescribed to you. Eventually the number on the scale will drop!

I just lost 3 lbs in 4 days but I am back to a stall again. Perfectly normal, probably stall #11 or 12 now. I just keep eating my 750-850 calorie 70-80g protein diet. My body will give in and start losing again in a few weeks. Remember, wt loss is not linear. Keep measuring and logging. Remind yourself that 15 lbs in 2 months is fabulous wt loss. I am 18 lbs til maintenance. I am doing good to lose 4 lbs a month. But I remind myself that this is forever and slower and permanent is better than fast and rebounding. make sure you are not constipated, you may have 5 lbs of poo in your gut:)

I am 15 days post-op and hit my first stall 5 days ago. Ive dropped a total of 20 as well. Saw my nutritionalist today and she said its very normal. She explained the weight loss is more like a stair case. its not linear. Several group members said the same thing a few weeks back on another post. I feel much better about it. Hope you do too! Good luck!

So funny!! I hit my 3 week stall too!! I figured just keep on truckin and stop focusing on the scale, it is literally impossible for me not to lose weight as I am sticking to my protein, water and walking 4 miles a day...but I know how irritating it is, I thought it was just me!